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Meteor 11F614M No. 12

Vostok 8A92M launch from Plesetsk (Soviet Union) on March 26, 1969, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 26, 1969 · 12:30 UTCLaunch 1969-029Launch no. 954 in the log
SpaceportPlesetskpad LC41/1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyRVSNSoviet Union

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 26, 1969, 12:30
Launch designation
1969-029
Mission
Meteor 11F614M No. 12
Flight name
Meteor
Vehicle flight ID
R 15000-004

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
868 km
Payload mass to orbit
1.3 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Meteor1969-029ANORAD 3835Central Space Forces DirectorateMeteorology1,280 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 26, 2012

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.